Device
Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Usage example: used every device and stratagem he knew to prevent his son's marriage
Trick
Trick noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Usage example: her husband used every trick in the book to get out of appearing in his parish's fashion show
Device is a synonym for trick in prank topic. You can use "Device" instead a noun "Trick", if it concerns topics such as stratagem, honest, expertise, deceit.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old device | old trick |
| good | good device | good trick |
| special | special device | special trick |
| elaborate | elaborate device | elaborate trick |
| Other adjectives: similar, common, certain, standard, single, simple, popular, actual, big, dangerous, little, main, personal, secret, new, useful, classic, latest, visual, handy, magical, favorite. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Despite that Spiderman still always requires some sort of plot device or trick to beat them, and Spiderman once needed to get rescued from Rhino when he had nothing around he could use to beat him.
- Since the trick involves killing the one left in the device, Angier never knows if he's killing an exact copy of himself for the trick, or if he kills himself each night and the copy continues on.
Source: Mes A Crowd / Film -
Might not be a perfect fit as this is a device designed for the purpose, not a fancy shooting trick.
Source: Multishot
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